CAUTION: AMPHIBIAN CROSSING

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CAUTION: AMPHIBIAN CROSSING
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Sat, 03-21-2009 - 11:02am
DOES THIS HAPPEN IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS?LOL

 

Bushkill, Pa. -

Superintendent John Donahue has announced that motorists can expect River Road to be closed for several nights over the next three to four weeks to protect migrating amphibians.

The earliest closures could occur this week and are contingent on the weather. Every year, there are a few spring nights when warm rains fall and myriad wood frogs, spotted salamanders, spring peepers and other spring-breeding amphibians suddenly feel the ancestral urge to search the environment for prospective mates.

The trigger for these road closures will be forecasts calling for rain with mild temperatures. Since the amphibians are active principally at night and have completed their treks by dawn, the closures will be between approximately 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. In the past, motor vehicles have taken a massive toll of these species, causing impacts on the breeding population.

For the seventh year in a row, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area will accordingly take steps to protect migrating amphibians by closing River Road in Middle Smithfield Township from park headquarters south to a point north of Shawnee on two or three mild, rainy nights. This action also offers a rare opportunity for the public to view this special moment in our surrounding environment.

Gates at the Hialeah picnic area on the southern end of River Road within the park and at headquarters near the intersection of Hidden Lake Road and River Road to the north will be closed and locked. Drivers are reminded that skirting these gates will result in fines of $50 to $150, at a minimum, and that the potential injury to members of the public from that action will be a criminal offense.

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Registered: 03-17-2007
Sat, 03-21-2009 - 11:18am

Not so much with tiny critters like that but more with Canada Geese.

Granny to Caleb and Scotia

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Registered: 09-01-2003
Sat, 03-21-2009 - 3:05pm
that pic is so cute! living in the poconos woods/farm area we never knew what critter might be crossing the road!what a long wait whan a flock of turkey crossed ... there would be soo many!

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Registered: 03-17-2007
Sat, 03-21-2009 - 3:43pm

I remember driving through Texas a couple of times when I was with my trucker boyfriend - I remember seeing all the dead Armadillos.

Granny to Caleb and Scotia

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Registered: 02-09-2007
Sat, 03-21-2009 - 8:43pm

I actually saw a LIVE Armadillo on 03-04-05 ....when I saw out for